E+E Elektronik’s OILPORT 30 handheld meter accurately measures the water activity (aw) and temperature (T), and calculates the absolute water context x (ppm) of industrial oils. Users can store up to 10 sets of oil specific parameters in the handheld to be used for correct calculations of the water content in various oils.

The new AQ Expert from E Instruments International provides monitoring and real-time data logging for indoor air quality testing in a variety of settings, including laboratories and cleanrooms. The AQ Expert includes up to 11 parameters and detects a wide variety of gases and atmospheric characteristics.

Ophir Photonics Group has announced the USB option for StarLite, the company's low cost, handheld laser power/energy meter. The USB option allows StarLite to communicate directly with a PC via USB and allows the meter to display all measurements on StarLab 3.0 laser measurement software.

Anaheim Scientific has released the first product in the new E-Series of Electromagnetic Meters, the E100 Gauss Meter. The new meter measures electromagnetic field strength (magnetic flux density) has a range of 200 milli-Teslas or 2,000 milli-Gauss.

NETZSCH has introduced the DSC214 Polyma differential scanning calorimeter, designed for polymer characterization. The diffusion-bonded sensor and low-mass furnace permit ultra-fast heating and cooling up to 500 C/min. With a temperature range of -170 to 600 C, Polyma can be automated for unattended analysis of up to 20 samples and operated with either a refrigerated intracooler or liquid nitrogen cooling system for low-temperature experiments.

B&K Precision announced its 4050 Series, a line of four dual-channel function/arbitrary waveform generators. These new instruments can generate waveforms up to 50 MHz for use in education and applications requiring stable and precise sine, square, triangle and pulse waveforms, with modulation and arbitrary waveform capabilities.

NETZSCH Instrument North America LLC has introduced a high-temperature coin cell module on MMC 274 Nexus. The new differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) is specially dedicated to coin cell battery studies and can be coupled with a fully featured battery analyzer.

Omega Engineering has introduced the PX409-USBH series of high-speed pressure transducers. The transducer connects directly to a computer and features excellent long-term stability. It also features 316L stainless steel parts, 1,000 readings/sec and is ruggedized with secondary containment.

Palintest has received U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval for testing methods used by its SA1100 scanning analyzer. The SA1100 provides portable testing of drinking water for lead and copper with quick and accurate results that abide by the recently revised EPA standards for defining lead-free water.